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江苏省泰州市姜堰区2022-2023学年八年级下学期 期末英语试卷（解析版） 二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的四个选项中, 选择一个最佳答案。 1. Hou Yifan, ________ 29-year-old girl, is a “queen of chess” in China. People around the world are impressed by ________ great chess player. She hopes to connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people. A. the; a B. the; 不填 C. a; the D. a; 不填 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：29岁的女孩侯逸凡是中国的“国际象棋皇后”。这位伟大的国际象棋棋手给全世界的人留下了深刻的印象。她希望将自己在中国学到的方法与西方联系起来，让国际象棋接触到更多的中国年轻人。 考查冠词辨析。the这个，定冠词，表特指；a一个，不定冠词，表泛指，常用于以辅音音素开头的字母或单词前；an一个，不定冠词，表泛指，常用于以元音音素开头的字母或单词前。根据“…29-year-old girl”可知，此处指“一位29岁的女孩”，表泛指，空后为“29-year-old”，是以辅音音素开头，第一个空应填不定冠词“a”；根据“People around the world are impressed by…great chess player.”可知，此处指这位伟大的国际象棋棋手给全世界的人留下了深刻的印象，表特指，第二个空应填定冠词“the”。故选C。 2. —James ate all the cake. I think it is wrong ________ him to refuse to share. —Really? I feel ________ is hard to believe. He is usually generous. A. of; it B. for; him C. for; it D. of; him 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——詹姆斯吃了所有的蛋糕。我认为他拒绝分享是不对的。——真的吗？我觉得很难相信。他通常很慷慨。 考查介词及代词。第一个空，“it is+形容词+of/for sb. to do sth.”对某人来说做某事是…… 。“for sb.”与表示事物的特征特点的形容词连用。“of sb.”与表示人物的性格、品德、主观感情或态度的形容词连用。根据形容词wrong“错的”可知，形容人的行为用介词of。第二个空，“it is+形容词+to do sth.”做某事是……，固定句式，it是形式主语，不定式是真正主语。故选A。 3. Sun Yingsha, who won the champion of women’s singles in Durban 2023, says, “As a player, you ________ be as hard-working as you can.” A. can B. need C. must D. may 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：在2023年德班奥运会上获得女单冠军的孙颖莎说：“作为一名球员，你必须尽可能努力。” 考查情态动词辨析。can可以；need需要；must必须；may可能。根据“As a player, you…be as hard-working as you can.”可知，此处指作为一名球员，你必须尽可能努力，应用must“必须”。故选C。 4. —Will the patient ________ as soon as he ________ to hospital? —I think so, or his life may be in danger. A. operate; drives B. operate on; is driven C. be operated; drives D. be operated on; is driven 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这个病人一到医院就动手术吗？——我想是的，否则他可能有生命危险。 考查一般将来时与一般现在时的被动语态。根据“Will the patient … as soon as he … to hospital?”可知，此句包含as soon as引导的条件状语从句，遵循“主将从现”，即主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时，第一个空处主句主语“the patient”是动作的承受者，因此应用一般将来时的被动语态，构成为will be done；第二个空处he为从句主语，是动作的承受者，因此应用一般现在时的被动语态，构成为am/ is/ are done，主语he为第三人称单数，因此用is。故选D。 5. —The box is ________ for me to carry. Who can help me? —I think Simon is ________ to do it. A. too heavy; too strong B. so heavy; strong enough C. too heavy; strong enough D. so heavy; too strong 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这箱子太重了，我搬不动。谁能帮助我？——我觉得西蒙足够强壮可以帮你。 考查副词辨析。too…to太……而不能；so如此；enough足够。根据“The box is … for me to carry. Who can help me”可知，第一空指箱子太重而搬不动，故第一空填too heavy。根据“I think Simon is … to do it.”可知，此处是Simon足够强壮，可以帮忙搬这个箱子，故选C。 6. — I feel relaxed to be back. How terrible I feel about the heavy traffic on the highway and hotel food during my trip! —I can imagine. ________. A. East or west, home is the best B. The grass is always greener on the other side C. It never rains but it pours D. When in Rome, do as the Romans do 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：—— 能回来我感到很放松。在我的旅途中，高速公路上的拥挤交通和酒店的食物让我感觉多么糟糕！—— 我可以想象。金窝银窝不如自家草窝。 考查谚语。East or west, home is the best金窝银窝不如自家草窝；The grass is always greener on the other side这山望着那山高；It never rains but it pours祸不单行；When in Rome, do as the Romans do入乡随俗。根据“How terrible I feel about the heavy traffic on the high way and hotel food during my trip!”可知，此处谚语是“金窝银窝不如自家草窝”，故选A。 7. — Mum, can you give me some advice on how to behave myself at the table? — Well, I do have some advice. ________, please keep quiet while eating. A. In all B. Of all C. At all D. Above all 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——妈妈，你能给我一些关于餐桌得体举止的建议吗？ ——嗯，我有一些建议。首先，吃饭时请保持安静。 考查介词短语。In all总计；Of all在所有的……之中；At all一点也不；Above all首先。根据上文“Well, I do have some advice”可知，此处要从第一条起开始列举建议了，故空格处应填意为“首先”的短语。故选D。 8. —Can you tell me how to save water? —Of course. For example, collect rain water or ________ the water to do some cleaning after ________ your face. A. reuse; wash B. reuse; washing C. reusing; wash D. reusing; washing 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你能告诉我如何节约用水吗？——当然可以。例如，收集雨水或者洗脸之后在重复使用水来做一些清洁。 考查非谓语动词。reuse重复使用；wash洗。此处是祈使句，第一空作谓语，用动词原形；after doing sth表示“做某事之后”，故选B。 9. According to the text on the right, ideas are organized in the way of ________? Ann likes sports very much. She goes cycling twice a week and often goes mountain climbing on Sundays. She learns baseball on Saturdays. A. time order B. general to specific C. space order D. specific to general 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：根据右边的短文可知，中心思想是按照由整体到局部的方式组织的。“安非常喜欢运动。她一周骑两次自行车，经常在星期天去爬山，星期六学打棒球。” 考查常识。time order时间顺序；general to specific整体到局部；space order空间顺序；specific to general局部到整体。根据“Ann likes sports very much”和“She goes cycling twice a week and often goes mountain climbing on Sundays. She learns baseball on Saturdays.” 可知，先总写安喜欢运动，再分写她经常进行什么样的运动，也就是由整体到局部的行文方式。故选B。 10. ---I wish some medicine of magic could help me remember everything in class. ---__________. Only hard work brings you what you wish for. A. Sounds great B. Good idea C. With pleasure D. In your dreams 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我希望一些神奇的药能帮助我记住课堂上的一切。——做梦去吧。只有努力工作才能实现你的愿望。 考查情景交际。Sounds great听起来不错；听起来很棒；Good idea好主意；With pleasure很愿效劳，十分愿意；In your dreams做梦去吧，梦中才有的事情。根据下文“只有努力工作才能实现你的愿望。”可知对“我希望一些神奇的药能帮助我记住课堂上的一切”的回答应是“做梦去吧”，故选D。 三、完形填空 When I was a boy growing up, we lived across a river from the main road next to a set of rail road tracks. The only way to our house was across a ___11___. Our only neighbour, Frankie, lived in a(n) ___12___ house on the hillside behind our home. His house, ___13___, was over a hundred years old. Frankie was already nearly 80 years old when I was ___14___. He was a first generation (代) Italian immigrant (移民) who had never married. He had ____15____ on the railroad for over 40 years before retiring (退休), but still worked hard every day. I would watch him with amazement grow plants on hillsides. Frankie was smelly by today’s standards (标准). He had no electricity or running water and would bathe once a week with water he boiled. But I never seemed to ____16____ the smell when I visited him. His ____17____ was still so broken even after all his years in America but somehow I never had any trouble ____18____ him. Frankie also ____19____ me in my spiritual (精神的) growth. He did this mainly by ____20____. He never lectured (训斥，告诫) or taught me. He just showed me how to live with honesty, kindness and goodness. He showed me the joy of nature, the peace that can come from just sitting outside on a sunny day. When Frankie ____21____, we found he had over 40,000 dollars in the bank, a fortune (巨款) at that time, from a lifetime of saving. It was sent to his brothers and sisters ____22____ living in Italy. We often wondered why he hadn’t used it to buy a better home and live more ____23____. Looking back now, however, I know the ____24____. He had food, cover, clothes, and warmth both in his house and in his spirit. He ____25____ nothing more to be happy in his life. 11. A. street B. board C. map D. bridge 12. A. open B. empty C. old D. dark 13. A. in fact B. at first C. above all D. as usual 14. A. taught B. born C. prepared D. educated 15. A. worked B. waited C. walked D. traveled 16. A. mind B. bear C. have D. take 17. A. heart B. English C. life D. time 18. A. understanding B. finding C. believing D. improving 19. A. hurt B. guided C. held D. stopped 20. A. nature B. choice C. order D. example 21. A. failed B. returned C. continued D. died 22. A. still B. also C. again D. often 23. A. actively B. comfortably C. safely D. quietly 24. A. way B. step C. chance D. answer 25. A. managed B. changed C. needed D. explained 【答案】11. D 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. D 21. D 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 【解析】 【导语】本文作者讲了他唯一的邻居Frankie，他虽然退休了却仍努力工作，他诚实善良，知足常乐，用实际行动在精神上指引着作者。 【11题详解】 句意：到我们家的唯一一条路就是过一座桥。 street街道；board板；map地图；bridge桥。根据上文“we lived across a river from the main road next to a set of rail road tracks”可知，作者住的地方与主干道隔河相望，因此得过桥。故选D。 【12题详解】 句意：我们唯一的邻居，Frankie，住在我们家后面山坡上的一所老房子里。 open开放的；empty空的；old古老的；dark漆黑的。根据下文“His house,…, was over a hundred years old.”可知，他住在一间老房子里。故选C。 【13题详解】 句意：事实上，他的房子已有一百多年的历史了。 in fact事实上；at first首先，起初；above all毕竟；as usual跟往常一样。根据“was over a hundred years old”可知，房子实际上有一百多年了。故选A。 【14题详解】 句意：我出生的时候，Frankie已经快80岁了。 taught教；born出生；prepared准备；educated教育。根据“Frankie was already nearly 80 years old when I was…”可知，作者出生时，Frankie快80岁了。故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：退休前他在铁路上工作了40多年，但仍然每天努力工作。 worked工作；waited等待；walked走路；traveled旅行。根据“but still worked hard every day”可知，Frankie退休前，在铁路上工作了40多年。故选A。 【16题详解】 句意：但当我拜访他时，我似乎从不介意这种气味。 mind介意；bear负担；have有；take拿取。根据上文“Frankie was smelly by today’s standards (标准).”和“But”可知，Frankie身上有怪味，但作者并不介意。故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：尽管他在美国生活了这么多年，他的英语仍然很蹩脚，但不知何故我始终能够听懂他说话。 heart心；English英语；life生活；time时间。根据“His…was still so broken even after all his years in America but somehow I never had any trouble…him.”可知，Frankie在美国生活多年，英语还很差。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：尽管他在美国生活了这么多年，他的英语仍然很蹩脚，但不知何故我始终能够听懂他说话。 understanding理解；finding找到；believing相信；improving提高。根据上一空“His…was still so broken”可知，语言是用于交流、促进双方互相理解的。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：Frankie还指导我精神上的成长。 hurt伤害；guided指导；held举办；stopped停止。根据下文“He just showed me how to live with honesty, kindness and goodness. He showed me the joy of nature, the peace that can come from just sitting outside on a sunny day.”可知，他对作者的精神成长有指导作用。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：他主要是通过榜样来做到这一点。 nature自然；choice选择；order命令；example例子，榜样。根据下文“He never lectured (训斥，告诫) or taught me.”可知，他没有对作者进行说教，由此可知，是作者以他的事例来鼓励自己。故选D。 【21题详解】 句意：Frankie去世时，我们发现他的银行里有四万多美元，这在当时是一笔巨款，是他一生的积蓄。 failed失败；returned返回；continued继续；died去世。根据“It was sent to his brothers and sisters…living in Italy.”可知，他的存款被送去他的兄弟姐妹那里去了，说明他去世了。故选D。 【22题详解】 句意：这笔巨款被寄给了他仍居住在意大利的兄弟姐妹。 still依然；also也；again再一次；often经常。根据上文“He was a first generation (代) Italian immigrant (移民) who had never married.”可知，他的祖籍是意大利，因此推测其兄弟姐妹仍在遥远的意大利生活。故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：我们常常想知道他为什么不用它去买更好的房子，过更舒适的生活。 actively活跃地，积极地；comfortably舒适地；safely安全地；quietly安静地。根据“to buy a better home”可知，买更好的房子，过更舒适的生活。故选B。 【24题详解】 句意：然而现在回想起来，我知道了答案。 way方法；step步骤；chance机会；answer答案。根据上文“We often wondered why he hadn’t used it to buy a better home and live more…”可知，是找到了他为什么不用存款去买房子过舒服的生活这一问题的答案。故选D。 【25题详解】 句意：他不再需要任何别的东西来让他的生活幸福快乐。 managed管理；changed改变；needed需要；explained解释。根据“He had food, cover, clothes, and warmth both in his house and in his spirit.”可知，Frankie生活很幸福了，不需要更多的东西。故选C。 四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 The traditional Chinese lunar calendar (农历) divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Summer Solstice (夏至), the 10th solar term of the year, begins on June 21 this year and ends on July 6. At this time, much of the northern hemisphere (半球) receives the most hours of daylight, but it does not bring the hottest temperatures, which will come 20 to 30 days later. Summer Solstice was an important festival in ancient China. As early as the Han Dynasty, when the Mid-autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival were not as important as they are today, Summer Solstice was already celebrated. People in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province usually hold dragon boat races on the Summer Solstice rather than on the Dragon Boat Festival today. This tradition was started from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Before the Qing Dynasty, people even had a one-day holiday on Summer Solstice. According to records of the Song Dynasty, officials could have three days off during the Summer Solstice. There is a saying in East China’s Shandong province that goes, “Eat dumplings on Winter Solstice and eat noodles on Summer Solstice.” People in different areas of Shandong province eat chilled (冷的) noodles on this day. Other people around China, including those in Beijing, also have a tradition of eating noodles. 26. How long does the Summer Solstice last this year? A. About half a month. B. About one month. C. One week. D. Over one month. 27. People started to celebrate Summer Solstice in ______. A. the Ming dynasty B. the Han dynasty C. the Song dynasty D. the Qing dynasty 28. How do people in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province celebrate the Summer Solstice? A. By having one day off. B. By climbing mountains. C. By holding dragon boat races. D. By having three days off. 29. What do the people in Shandong province eat on the day of Summer Solstice? A. Dumplings. B. Rice dumplings. C. Chilled noodles. D. Moon cakes. 30. Which of the following is true? A. Summer Solstice brings the hottest temperature of the year. B. Summer Solstice wasn’t celebrated in ancient China. C. Officials can have three days off during the Summer Solstice now. D. People in Beijing also have a tradition of eating noodles on the day of Summer Solstice. 【答案】26. A 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了二十四节气之一——夏至。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Summer Solstice (夏至), the 10th solar term of the year, begins on June 21 this year and ends on July 6.”可知，今年的夏至从6月21日开始，到7月6日结束，持续大约半个月。故选A。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据“As early as the Han Dynasty, when the Mid-autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival were not as important as they are today, Summer Solstice was already celebrated.”可知，人们在汉朝开始庆祝夏至。故选B。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据“People in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province usually hold dragon boat races on the Summer Solstice rather than on Dragon Boat Festival today.”可知，浙江绍兴人举办龙舟赛庆祝夏至。故选C。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据“People in different areas of Shandong province eat chilled (冷的) noodles on this day.”可知， 夏至山东人吃冷面条。故选C。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Other people around China, including those in Beijing, also have a tradition of eating noodles.”可知，北京人也有在夏至吃面条的传统。故选D。 ①Have you bought any second-hand things? Have you sold anything of yours to others? Any stories behind it? ②Once we had a comfortable, beautiful summer day outside after a whole week of rain. My family and I were driving to a nearby town when my daughter found a yard sale. We saw old toys and a couple of guitars. We saw huge piles of clothes and even a piece of furniture or two for sale. Best of all, we saw lots of smiling people talking, laughing, sitting and standing in the sunshine. ③Seeing all of this brought back memories of my childhood. Most of my clothes back then came from yard sales. My mom was a talented (有才能的) yard sale shopper. I used to hate going to them until one special day when I saw that they also sold old books there. After that, I always read through the books until it was time to go and sometimes my mom would buy me one too. Soon a large part of my home library came from yard sale books. To me, they were more priceless than new ones. ④Why do we have yard sales? We get rid of (除去) our old things and we buy “new” old things. But it certainly isn’t for the money. It’s that yard sales bring us together. We talk and catch up with old friends and new neighbors. We connect (连接) with kindness and our love for all the old stuff (物品). ⑤I think yard sales teach us something about life too. We can’t really own anything here, after all. All we get is to have the stuff for a period of time. Then it is time to let it go and pass it on. 31. What made the writer start enjoying yard sales? ________ A. She found old books there. B. Her mom liked yard sales. C. She found her talents there. D. She saw smiling people. 32. Why did the writer use quotation marks (引号) for “new” in Paragraph 4? A. To show the excitement of finding special stuff. B. To make the word stand out and draw attention (注意). C. To show that the stuff was not actually (实际上) new. D. To prove (证明) that the stuff was valuable (有价值的) or special. 33. According to the writer, what is the main reason why people have yard sales? ________ A. To make money. B. To get rid of old things. C. To find valuable (有价值的) stuff. D. To connect with others. 34. The structure (结构) of the passage is ________. A. B. C. D. 35. What lesson does the writer tell us about belongings (所有物)? ________ A. We can own things forever. B. We should keep everything we buy. C. We need to let go and pass things on. D. We should forget the past and face forward. 【答案】31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者对二手货物的购买和出售的经历，并分享了一些相关的故事和回忆。告诉我们不能真正拥有任何东西，只是在一段时间内使用它们，然后要将其传递给他人。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“I used to hate going to them until one special day when I saw that they also sold old books there. ”可知，在庭院拍卖那里找到了旧书，让作者开始喜欢上了它。故选A。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Why do we have yard sales? We get rid of (除去) our old things and we buy ‘new’ old things. ”可知，是为了表明这些东西实际上并不新。故选C。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“But it certainly isn’t for the money. It’s that yard sales bring us together. We talk and catch up with old friends and new neighbors. We connect (连接) with kindness and our love for all the old stuff ”可知，是为了与他人建立联系。故选D。 【34题详解】 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第①段引出话题，为第一部分；第②③段在讲述作者参与庭院拍卖的经历，为第二部分；第④⑤段在讲述人们举办庭院拍卖的原因和意义，为第三部分。所以文章的结构为①—②③—④⑤。故选A。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“All we get is to have the stuff for a period of time. Then it is time to let it go and pass it on.”可知，我们需要放手，把东西传下去。故选C。 How quickly can you finish a 50-meter run? How long does it take for girls to complete the 800-meter race? What about boys in the 1, 000-meter race? Once there was a teenage boy who was known as a fast runner in his village. He only cared about winning every race and becoming more successful. One day, the boy took part in a running race in his village. He won the 200, 100 and 50-meter races without any problem. He was proud of himself and received great applause (掌声). But his grandfather stepped in and challenged (挑战) him to a race with two unexpected competitors, an old man and a blind girl. The boy thought it was unbelievable but accepted. In the race, the boy finished first, while the old man and the blind girl were still at the starting line. With joy, he waved his hands at the crowd (观众). But they kept silent. “Why are people not cheering for me like before?” he asked his grandfather. “Start the race again with them. But this time, all of you should cross the finishing line at the same time,” the grandfather replied. The boy was surprised but agreed to the race. During the second race, the boy took the hands of the old man and the blind girl and walked slowly with them to the finishing line. The crowd gave them a standing applause. The boy asked his grandfather, “For whom are the people cheering? Is it for me, or them?” The grandfather smiled and said, “The crowd did not cheer for any one of you. They cheered for how you all ran the race together.” Facing the race of life, what matters is not just winning, but how you run the race. 36. How did the boy react (反应) when his grandfather challenged him to the race? ________ A. He refused to take part in the race. B. He thought it was strange but agreed to race. C. He kept silent and didn’t take it as a real race. D. He thought his grandfather looked down on him. 37. What did the crowd cheer for in the last race? ________ A. The boy’s fast running speed. B. The grandfather’s wise decision. C. The courage (勇气) of the blind girl and the old man. D. The boy’s love and care shown in the race. 38. How many races did the boy take part in that day? ________ A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 39. What’s the right order according to the passage? ________ a. His grandfather asked him to a race with an old man and a blind girl. b. The boy won the 200, 100 and 50-meter races without any problem. c. During the second race, the boy took the hands of the old man and the blind girl and walked slowly with them to the finishing line. d. In the race, the boy finished first, while the old man and the blind girl were still at the starting line. e. The crowd gave them a standing applause. A. bcdea B. badce C. adceb D. dcabe 40. What does the writer want to tell us in this story? ________ A. Winning races is the only way of success. B. Effort (努力) in every competition leads to final success. C. The importance of having unexpected competitors in a race. D. The importance of how we run the race of life goes beyond (超过) winning. 【答案】36. B 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了一个擅长跑步的男孩只关注如何赢得比赛，他的爷爷通过让他跟一个老人和盲人女孩比赛的方式教会他一课：在人生这场比赛中，重要的不是赢，而是赢的方式。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The boy thought it was unbelievable but accepted.”可知，这个男孩觉得这很奇怪，但同意参加比赛。故选B。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。根据“The crowd did not cheer for any one of you. They cheered for how you all ran the race together.”可推知，在最后一场比赛中，观众在为这个男孩在比赛中表现出的爱和关心欢呼。故选D。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据“One day, the boy took part in a running race in his village. He won the 200, 100 and 50-meter races without any problem.”；“In the race, the boy finished first, while the old man and the blind girl were still at the starting line.”以及“During the second race, the boy took the hands of the old man and the blind girl and walked slowly with them to the finishing line.”可推知，那个男孩那天参加了5场比赛。故选C。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He won the 200, 100 and 50-meter races without any problem.”可知，男孩轻松赢得了20米、100米和50米的比赛，排除选项C和选项D；根据“But his grandfather stepped in and challenged (挑战) him to a race with two unexpected competitors, an old man and a blind girl.”可知，他的祖父邀请他和一个老人和一个盲女一起参加比赛，a排第二，排除选项A。故选B。 【40题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其根据“Facing the race of life, what matters is not just winning, but how you run the race.”可知，作者想告诉我们在人生的赛跑中，我们如何跑步的重要性远远超过胜利。故选D。 What does it mean to be green? Green is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment. Buying a green product is a small step everyone can take. Deciding whether a product is green, however, isn’t always easy. We need to consider the whole life cycle of the product, even after it’s of no use. Here is what we may keep in mind. The materials of a product are usually our first focus.What is it made of? Are there any harmful chemicals in it? Green products are made of more natural materials which are free from harmful chemicals, so they can be good for our physical health. Packing is important. How is a product packed? Is it over-packed? We’d better choose glass, metal and paper packing, as these can be reused or more easily recycled. We can also look for less packing or even choose unbagged products whenever possible. Location matters. Where was a product produced? Where are we buying it? Think about how much energy was used to get it to us. Try to choose local products. When it comes to food, it is a good idea to order directly from local farmers, shop at markets and buy fruits in season. Buying from stores near our houses is also a good choice, because we can go there without driving a car. Look into what the company tells us about their product. It’s easy to say that a product is “green” or “all natural”, but the words may be too good to be true. So, much of the information about a product should be taken with a grain of salt. After all, companies try to make us believe that their products are environmentally responsible. The greenest thing is certainly the one we don’t buy. Things like food and clothing are necessary for life. But many others are not. Better than buying is choosing to leave an unnecessary product in the store and doing without. It sends a message to the producer, keeps money in our pockets, reduces waste and keeps the planet healthy. 41. What do we know from Paragraph 1? A. Green is just a kind of color. B. Green also means taking actions to protect the environment. C. Deciding if a product is green is easy. D. It is a big step to buy a green product. 42. What is talked about in Paragraph 2? A. Why we first focus materials of a product. B. What green products are made of. C. How a product is packed. D. Where a product is produced. 43. We’d better choose this kind of packing except _______. A. glass B. metal C. paper D. plastic 44. According to the writer, we should choose a product that is ______. A. made of unnatural materials B. produced abroad C. locally produced D. over packed 45. What is the best title for the passage? A. Reducing Energy Use. B. Keeping Healthy. C. Recycling Waste. D. Buying Green. 【答案】41. B 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要围绕购买绿色产品展开论述，并介绍了如何购买绿色产品的方法 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“What does it mean to be green? Green is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment.”可知绿色不仅仅是一种颜色，这也意味着采取特殊措施来保护环境。故选B。 【42题详解】 段落大意题。根据第二段“Green products are made of more natural materials which are free from harmful chemicals, so they can be good for our physical health.”可知绿色产品是由更天然的材料，不含有害化学物质，所以它们可以对我们的身体健康有好处。因此，第二段主要讲述了为什么我们首先会关注产品的材料。故选A。 【43题详解】 细节判断题。根据第三段“We’d better choose glass, metal and paper packing, as these can be reused or more easily recycled.”可知我们最好选择玻璃包装、金属包装和纸质包装，不包括塑料。故选D。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Try to choose local products.”可知尽量选择当地产品。故选C。 【45题详解】 标题归纳题。本文主要围绕购买绿色产品展开论述，并介绍了如何购买绿色产品的方法，所以本文的最佳标题是“绿色购物”。故选D。 五、词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。（不限填一词） 46. —Have you ever read the book We Are Three? —Yes, it was written by Yang Jiang in her ________ (90). 【答案】nineties 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你读过《我们仨》这本书吗？ ——是的，这是杨绛90多岁时写的。句子中in one’s+整十的复数形式表示某人多少岁时，这里使用nineties。故填nineties。 47. —Cooking is boring. We’ll ________ (simple) order fast food. —You know, take-away food is not healthy. 【答案】simply 【解析】 【详解】句意：——做饭很无聊。我们简单地点快餐就可以了。——你知道的，外卖是不健康的。simple“简单的”。根据“We’ll...order fast food”可知，此处应用副词修饰动词，simple的副词为simply。故填simply。 48. Su Bingtian is not only a hero in many people’s eyes, but also a hero in ________ (me). 【答案】mine 【解析】 【详解】句意：苏炳添不仅在许多人眼里是一名英雄，也是我眼里的一名英雄。根据语义可知，空处表达的语义是“我的眼睛”，应用名词性物主代词，人称代词宾格me“我”应变形为mine“我的（东西）”。故填mine。 49. —Where did you see Tom? —I saw him while he ________ (help) a blind man cross the road. 【答案】was helping 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你在哪里看到汤姆的？——我看见他在帮助一个盲人过马路。根据句意可知，此处表示过去正在进行的动作，因此时态应用过去进行时，其结构为was/were+动词的现在分词。主语是he，be动词用was。故填was helping。 50. —Have you taken the medicine yet? —Yes. I ________ (take) it this morning. 【答案】took 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你吃药了吗？——吃了。我今天早上吃的。take“吃，服用”，是动词，根据“this morning”可知，此处用一般过去时，故填took。 51. “Garbage classification (垃圾分类) ”, which has enter our city, makes the citizens (市民) protect the environment _________ (easy) than before. 【答案】more easily 【解析】 【详解】句意：“垃圾分类”已经进入我们的城市，使市民保护环境比以前更容易。根据“protect the environment”可知，需要副词修饰动词，结合than，用副词的比较级，more easily符合句意；故填more easily。 52. China in the Classics (《典籍里的中国》), an educational TV show, shares a lot about the ________ (write) experiences from ancient times with the TV viewers. 【答案】writers’ 【解析】 【详解】句意：《典籍里的中国》，一个教育性的电视节目，与电视观众分享了很多关于古代的作家的经历。空处作定语，所以用名词所有格，write对应的名词是writer；结合“shares a lot about the ....experiences”可知，此处用名词复数的所有格writers’。故填writers’。 53. —What do you think of yesterday’s activity in your community? —Wonderful, a lot of useful tips on self-protection ________ (offer). 【答案】were offered 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你对昨天社区的活动有什么看法？——很棒，提供了很多有用的自我保护技巧。根据主语“a lot of useful tips on self-protection”与提示词可知，主语是动词的承受者，因此应用被动语态，根据“yesterday’s activity”可知，时态为一般过去时，因此用一般过去时的被动语态，构成为was/ were done，主语为tips为复数形式，因此用were offered“被提供”，故填were offered。 54. So many fish have died because of the dirty water. Something must be done to prevent our river _____ (pollute). 【答案】pollution##being polluted 【解析】 【详解】句意：非常多的鱼因污水而死，必须采取措施来防止我们的河流受到污染。根据“Something must be done to prevent our river... (pollute).”可知，prevent sth.，表示“阻止某事”，所以此空是名词pollution“污染”，且prevent sth. doing sth.，表示“阻止某物做……”，此时动词pollute与river之间是被动关系，被动语态结构是be done，所以此空也可是being polluted。故填pollution/being polluted。 六、任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章下面表格的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 Self-respect (自尊) is of great importance. Self-respect is a feeling of being happy about one’s characters, abilities and beliefs. Developing self-respect means developing self-confidence to deal with whatever life throws at us. The following are some ways we can improve our self-respect. There is great stress from parents, work and society to become a certain person and to achieve certain goals. A real self-respect is very important and you should believe in your own values and remember what is important to you. Everyone needs to follow his or her own path. Nobody likes criticism (批评). To keep a sense of self-respect, we need to learn how to deal with criticism. Don’t get sad by the things someone else says or does. Maybe it is completely untrue, so pay no attention to it. If there is some truth, we can use it to develop our characters. Jealousy (嫉妒) of other people’s success will cause the loss of our happiness and self-respect. Jealousy is simply envy of other people’s success. The truth is that there will always be some people more successful than us. The way of lasting self-respect is to be happy with others’ success. If you have no respect for others, how can you have self-respect? It isn’t right to feel better by putting others down. If we look for good qualities in other people, it is easier to remember the good qualities in ourselves. Forgive others and yourself. Don’t live in the past, but move on from the past mistakes and difficult situations. If your mind is full of problems in the past, you will always feel sad. Self-respect comes when we get tolerant (宽容的). Sometimes we work with the best of motives (动机) only to be sorry for the result. It is the nature of life that things will not happen as we hoped, but it is a mistake to connect our sense of self-respect with the achievements. How to develop respect for yourself Theme Keeping a sense of self-respect is a very ____55____ part of a great life. Idea of self-respect Self-respect is a ____56____ of being happy with one’s characters, abilities and beliefs. It can make one develop self-confidence of working out all kinds of problems in one’s life. Six ____57____ to develop self-respect Being true to yourself ★Believe in your own values and ____58____ your own path. Learning to deal with criticism ★Never get sad by things ____59____ do or say. ★Pay no attention to untrue criticism and try to make progress from true criticism. Avoiding jealousy ★Jealousy is a common way of ____60____ our happiness and self-respect. ★Learn to be happy when others become ____61____. Respecting others ★It is ____62____ to feel better by putting others down. ★Look for the good qualities in other people. Forgiving ★Move on from the past mistakes made by others or yourself. ★Don’t let your mind filled ____63____ the mistakes in the past. Remembering your motives, not your ____64____. ★It is common that we work with strong motives but fail to get good results. 【答案】55. important 56. feeling 57. ways 58. follow 59. others 60. losing 61. successful 62. wrong 63. with 64. result##results 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了培养自尊的几种方法。 【55题详解】 根据“Self-respect (自尊) is of great importance.”可知，本文主要介绍了保持自尊在生活中很重要，important“重要的”，作表语。故填important。 【56题详解】 根据“Self-respect is a feeling of being happy about one’s characters, abilities and beliefs.”可知，自尊是一种对自己性格，能力和信仰的一种满意感，feeling“感觉”，a后接单数名词。故填feeling。 【57题详解】 根据“The following are some ways we can improve our self-respect.”可知，下面是提升自尊的方法，way“方法”，可数名词，six后接复数名词。故填ways。 【58题详解】 根据“Everyone needs to follow his or her own path.”可知，此处表示相信自己的价值，走自己的路。follow“遵循，跟随”，设空处前“Believe in your own values”是祈使句肯定形式，and连接并列结构，所以空处所在句子也为祈使句肯定形式，此处填动词原形。故填follow。 【59题详解】 根据“Don’t get sad by the things someone else says or does.”可知，不要因为其他人说的和做的事情伤心。others“其他人”，表泛指，故填others。 【60题详解】 根据“Jealousy (嫉妒) of other people’s success will cause the loss of our happiness and self-respect.”可知，嫉妒是让我们的快乐和自尊消失的一种常见的方式。lose“失去”，介词of 后接动名词，故填losing。 【61题详解】 根据“The way of lasting self-respect is to be happy with others’ success.”可知，当其他人成功时要学会开心。become是系动词，后接形容词successful“成功的”作表语。故填successful。 【62题详解】 根据“It isn’t right to feel better by putting others down.”可知，通过贬低他人而使自己感觉更好是错误的。wrong“错误的”，形容词作表语。故填wrong。 【63题详解】 根据“If your mind is full of problems in the past, you will always feel sad.”可知，不要让你的大脑都被过去的错误填满。设空处前是“filled”，fill with“填满”，故填with。 【64题详解】 根据“Sometimes we work with the best of motives (动机) only to be sorry for the result.”可知，记住你的动机而不是结果。result“结果”，可数名词，此处可用单数名词指某种结果，也可以用复数名词泛指类别，故填result/results。 七、综合填空 根据短文内容，在横线上填入适当的单词，使短文完整、通顺。给出单词的空格不限一词，没有给出单词的空格限一词。 People need to drink enough water every day. Sometimes, you might not finish drinking your glass of water before ____65____ (go) to bed. You might want to drink it the next morning. ____66____ have you ever wondered if it is still safe to drink? “If you have clean water in ____67____ clean glass, you’re fine to drink it for a day or two,” Kellogg Schwab from the Johns Hopkins University Water Institute in the US told Times. But you may find that it ____68____ (taste) strange. That’s because after about 12 hours the carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) in the air reacts with the water in your glass, slightly lowering the PH level of water. Also, there might be more microorganisms (微生物) in your water if you leave it out overnight. Microorganisms grow much ____69____ (quick) at room temperature. These microorganisms can stick to your glass. They can make you get sick more easily. But if you clean your glasses very often, this ____70____ (not be) a problem. In countries like the US and UK, people often drink water directly from the tap. This is OK——however, tap water can’t be stored for a long time. Most experts say that tap water has a shelf life (保存期限) of six months, according to Zane Satterfield from West Virginia University, US. After six months, there is less chlorine (氯) in the water and bacteria (细菌) start to grow. You’d better ____71____ (not drink) the water, or you may get sick. What about plastic water bottles? Schwab said people should be ____72____ (care) with them. If you leave a bottle of water in the sun or a car ____73____ a long period of time, the plastic produces a chemical _____74_____ (call) BPA. This chemical can cause heart disease and cancer. 【答案】65. going 66. But 67. a 68. tastes 69. more quickly 70. will not be##won’t be 71. not drink 72. careful 73. for 74. called 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了最好不要喝隔夜水。 【65题详解】 句意：有时，你可能还没喝完睡前的那杯水。go“去”，介词before后跟动名词。故填going。 【66题详解】 句意：但你有没有想过喝这杯水是否仍然安全？根据前句“You might want to drink it the next morning.”（你可能想第二天早上再喝）以及后句“have you ever wondered if it is still safe to drink?”（你有没有想过喝这杯水是否仍然安全）可知，前后句之间存在转折，用转折连词but，位于句首，单词首字母大写。故填But。 【67题详解】 句意：如果你在一个干净的杯子里有干净的水，你喝个一两天是可以的。根据glass可知，该处表示“一个干净的杯子”， glass是辅音音素开头的单词，用冠词a。故填a。 【68题详解】 句意：但你可能会发现它尝起来很奇怪。taste“品尝”，主语it是第三人称单数， 时态为一般现在时，谓语用第三人称单数形式。故填tastes。 【69题详解】 句意：微生物在室温下生长得更快。quickly“快的”，是形容词，修饰动词grow，用副词，much修饰形容词/副词的比较级。故填more quickly。 【70题详解】 句意：但是如果你经常清洗你的杯子，这就不是问题。not be“不是”，if引导的条件状语从句用一般现在时，主句用一般将来时，其结构为will do，其否定句结构为will not/won’t do。故填will not be/won’t be。 【71题详解】 句意：你最好不要喝这个水，否则你可能会生病。drink“喝”，had better not do sth.“最好不要做某事”，是固定句型。故填not drink。 【72题详解】 句意：施瓦布说，人们应该小心使用它们。care“照顾”，是动词或名词，作为系动词be的表语，用形容词，be careful with“小心”。故填careful。 【73题详解】 句意：如果你把一瓶水长时间放在阳光下或汽车里，塑料会产生一种叫做BPA的化学物质。根据“a long period of time”可知，修饰一段时间，用介词for。故填for。 【74题详解】 句意：如果你把一瓶水长时间放在阳光下或汽车里, 塑料会产生一种叫作BPA的化学物质。call“称为，叫作”，是动词，结合句意，被叫作BPA的化学物质，表示被动，用过去分词作后置定语，故填called。 八、书面表达 75. 为庆祝中国共产党百年华诞, 八（1）班的同学将举行演讲比赛向党献礼。演讲的主题是一年来自己学习和生活上的成长与变化。假设你是 David, 请准备 100 字左右的演讲稿参加比赛, 具体内容如下： 过去 现在 学习 很少阅读。 花时间读书，读书使我放松；...... 环保 没有意识到环保的重要性。 现在通过骑自行车减少空气污染； （节约用电、用水的方式各举 1 例） 礼仪 在公共场所大声喧哗；...... 在公共场所尽量降低声音；...... 爱心 零用钱用在零食、电脑游戏上。 ...... 展望未来 九年级 ...... 要求：（1）表达清楚, 语法正确, 上下文连贯； （2）必须包括提示中的所有信息, 并按要求适当发挥； （3）不得使用真实姓名, 校名和地名等。 Hello, everyone. I’m David from Class 1, Grade 8. Back to the life in the last year, I think I have changed a lot and made great progress in some ways. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for your listening 【答案】例文 Hello, everyone. I’m David from Class 1, Grade 8. Back to the life in the last year, I think I have changed a lot and made great progress in some ways. First, in the past I spent little time reading. Now I spend a lot of time reading. Reading can help me relax. Reading can improve my knowledge. Also, reading can open up a whole new world to me. Second, I didn’t realize the importance of protecting the environment. Now I try to reduce air pollution by riding a bike. I save water by taking shorter showers. I save energy by turning off the lights when leaving a room. Third, I used to talk loudly in public and push in before others when waiting for a bus. Now I try to keep my voice down in public. I always queue for my turn when waiting for a bus. Fourth, I used to spend my pocket money on snacks and computers games. But now I donate my pocket money to the children in poor areas. I’m sure I can be better and better in Grade 9. Thanks for your listening! 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】题干解读：题目要求以一年来自己学习和生活上的成长与变化为主题，写一篇演讲稿，要求包含表格中所有信息，且进行适当发挥。 写作指导：此作文时态以一般现在时和一般过去时为主，采用第一人称口吻。此作文可采用7段式格式，第一段：总结自己在很多方面取得进步；第二段：讲述学习上的变化；第三段：讲述环保的变化；第四段：讲述礼仪方面的变化；第五段：在使用零花钱方面的变化；第六段：希望自己在未来会更好。第七段：表示感谢。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 江苏省泰州市姜堰区2022-2023学年八年级下学期 期末英语试卷（解析版） 二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的四个选项中, 选择一个最佳答案。 1. Hou Yifan, ________ 29-year-old girl, is a “queen of chess” in China. People around the world are impressed by ________ great chess player. She hopes to connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people. A. the; a B. the; 不填 C. a; the D. a; 不填 2. —James ate all the cake. I think it is wrong ________ him to refuse to share. —Really? I feel ________ is hard to believe. He is usually generous. A. of; it B. for; him C. for; it D. of; him 3. Sun Yingsha, who won the champion of women’s singles in Durban 2023, says, “As a player, you ________ be as hard-working as you can.” A. can B. need C. must D. may 4. —Will the patient ________ as soon as he ________ to hospital? —I think so, or his life may be in danger. A. operate; drives B. operate on; is driven C. be operated; drives D. be operated on; is driven 5. —The box is ________ for me to carry. Who can help me? —I think Simon is ________ to do it. A. too heavy; too strong B. so heavy; strong enough C. too heavy; strong enough D. so heavy; too strong 6. — I feel relaxed to be back. How terrible I feel about the heavy traffic on the highway and hotel food during my trip! —I can imagine. ________. A. East or west, home is the best B. The grass is always greener on the other side C. It never rains but it pours D. When in Rome, do as the Romans do 7. — Mum, can you give me some advice on how to behave myself at the table? — Well, I do have some advice. ________, please keep quiet while eating. A. In all B. Of all C. At all D. Above all 8. —Can you tell me how to save water? —Of course. For example, collect rain water or ________ the water to do some cleaning after ________ your face. A. reuse; wash B. reuse; washing C. reusing; wash D. reusing; washing 9. According to the text on the right, ideas are organized in the way of ________? Ann likes sports very much. She goes cycling twice a week and often goes mountain climbing on Sundays. She learns baseball on Saturdays. A. time order B. general to specific C. space order D. specific to general 10. ---I wish some medicine of magic could help me remember everything in class. ---__________. Only hard work brings you what you wish for. A. Sounds great B. Good idea C. With pleasure D. In your dreams 三、完形填空 When I was a boy growing up, we lived across a river from the main road next to a set of rail road tracks. The only way to our house was across a ___11___. Our only neighbour, Frankie, lived in a(n) ___12___ house on the hillside behind our home. His house, ___13___, was over a hundred years old. Frankie was already nearly 80 years old when I was ___14___. He was a first generation (代) Italian immigrant (移民) who had never married. He had ____15____ on the railroad for over 40 years before retiring (退休), but still worked hard every day. I would watch him with amazement grow plants on hillsides. Frankie was smelly by today’s standards (标准). He had no electricity or running water and would bathe once a week with water he boiled. But I never seemed to ____16____ the smell when I visited him. His ____17____ was still so broken even after all his years in America but somehow I never had any trouble ____18____ him. Frankie also ____19____ me in my spiritual (精神的) growth. He did this mainly by ____20____. He never lectured (训斥，告诫) or taught me. He just showed me how to live with honesty, kindness and goodness. He showed me the joy of nature, the peace that can come from just sitting outside on a sunny day. When Frankie ____21____, we found he had over 40,000 dollars in the bank, a fortune (巨款) at that time, from a lifetime of saving. It was sent to his brothers and sisters ____22____ living in Italy. We often wondered why he hadn’t used it to buy a better home and live more ____23____. Looking back now, however, I know the ____24____. He had food, cover, clothes, and warmth both in his house and in his spirit. He ____25____ nothing more to be happy in his life. 11. A. street B. board C. map D. bridge 12. A. open B. empty C. old D. dark 13. A. in fact B. at first C. above all D. as usual 14. A. taught B. born C. prepared D. educated 15. A. worked B. waited C. walked D. traveled 16. A. mind B. bear C. have D. take 17. A. heart B. English C. life D. time 18. A. understanding B. finding C. believing D. improving 19. A. hurt B. guided C. held D. stopped 20. A. nature B. choice C. order D. example 21. A. failed B. returned C. continued D. died 22. A. still B. also C. again D. often 23. A. actively B. comfortably C. safely D. quietly 24. A. way B. step C. chance D. answer 25. A. managed B. changed C. needed D. explained 四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 The traditional Chinese lunar calendar (农历) divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Summer Solstice (夏至), the 10th solar term of the year, begins on June 21 this year and ends on July 6. At this time, much of the northern hemisphere (半球) receives the most hours of daylight, but it does not bring the hottest temperatures, which will come 20 to 30 days later. Summer Solstice was an important festival in ancient China. As early as the Han Dynasty, when the Mid-autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival were not as important as they are today, Summer Solstice was already celebrated. People in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province usually hold dragon boat races on the Summer Solstice rather than on the Dragon Boat Festival today. This tradition was started from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Before the Qing Dynasty, people even had a one-day holiday on Summer Solstice. According to records of the Song Dynasty, officials could have three days off during the Summer Solstice. There is a saying in East China’s Shandong province that goes, “Eat dumplings on Winter Solstice and eat noodles on Summer Solstice.” People in different areas of Shandong province eat chilled (冷的) noodles on this day. Other people around China, including those in Beijing, also have a tradition of eating noodles. 26. How long does the Summer Solstice last this year? A. About half a month. B. About one month. C. One week. D. Over one month. 27. People started to celebrate Summer Solstice in ______. A. the Ming dynasty B. the Han dynasty C. the Song dynasty D. the Qing dynasty 28. How do people in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province celebrate the Summer Solstice? A. By having one day off. B. By climbing mountains. C. By holding dragon boat races. D. By having three days off. 29. What do the people in Shandong province eat on the day of Summer Solstice? A. Dumplings. B. Rice dumplings. C. Chilled noodles. D. Moon cakes. 30. Which of the following is true? A. Summer Solstice brings the hottest temperature of the year. B. Summer Solstice wasn’t celebrated in ancient China. C. Officials can have three days off during the Summer Solstice now. D. People in Beijing also have a tradition of eating noodles on the day of Summer Solstice. ①Have you bought any second-hand things? Have you sold anything of yours to others? Any stories behind it? ②Once we had a comfortable, beautiful summer day outside after a whole week of rain. My family and I were driving to a nearby town when my daughter found a yard sale. We saw old toys and a couple of guitars. We saw huge piles of clothes and even a piece of furniture or two for sale. Best of all, we saw lots of smiling people talking, laughing, sitting and standing in the sunshine. ③Seeing all of this brought back memories of my childhood. Most of my clothes back then came from yard sales. My mom was a talented (有才能的) yard sale shopper. I used to hate going to them until one special day when I saw that they also sold old books there. After that, I always read through the books until it was time to go and sometimes my mom would buy me one too. Soon a large part of my home library came from yard sale books. To me, they were more priceless than new ones. ④Why do we have yard sales? We get rid of (除去) our old things and we buy “new” old things. But it certainly isn’t for the money. It’s that yard sales bring us together. We talk and catch up with old friends and new neighbors. We connect (连接) with kindness and our love for all the old stuff (物品). ⑤I think yard sales teach us something about life too. We can’t really own anything here, after all. All we get is to have the stuff for a period of time. Then it is time to let it go and pass it on. 31. What made the writer start enjoying yard sales? ________ A. She found old books there. B. Her mom liked yard sales. C. She found her talents there. D. She saw smiling people. 32. Why did the writer use quotation marks (引号) for “new” in Paragraph 4? A. To show the excitement of finding special stuff. B. To make the word stand out and draw attention (注意). C. To show that the stuff was not actually (实际上) new. D. To prove (证明) that the stuff was valuable (有价值的) or special. 33. According to the writer, what is the main reason why people have yard sales? ________ A. To make money. B. To get rid of old things. C. To find valuable (有价值的) stuff. D. To connect with others. 34. The structure (结构) of the passage is ________. A. B. C. D. 35. What lesson does the writer tell us about belongings (所有物)? ________ A. We can own things forever. B. We should keep everything we buy. C. We need to let go and pass things on. D. We should forget the past and face forward. How quickly can you finish a 50-meter run? How long does it take for girls to complete the 800-meter race? What about boys in the 1, 000-meter race? Once there was a teenage boy who was known as a fast runner in his village. He only cared about winning every race and becoming more successful. One day, the boy took part in a running race in his village. He won the 200, 100 and 50-meter races without any problem. He was proud of himself and received great applause (掌声). But his grandfather stepped in and challenged (挑战) him to a race with two unexpected competitors, an old man and a blind girl. The boy thought it was unbelievable but accepted. In the race, the boy finished first, while the old man and the blind girl were still at the starting line. With joy, he waved his hands at the crowd (观众). But they kept silent. “Why are people not cheering for me like before?” he asked his grandfather. “Start the race again with them. But this time, all of you should cross the finishing line at the same time,” the grandfather replied. The boy was surprised but agreed to the race. During the second race, the boy took the hands of the old man and the blind girl and walked slowly with them to the finishing line. The crowd gave them a standing applause. The boy asked his grandfather, “For whom are the people cheering? Is it for me, or them?” The grandfather smiled and said, “The crowd did not cheer for any one of you. They cheered for how you all ran the race together.” Facing the race of life, what matters is not just winning, but how you run the race. 36. How did the boy react (反应) when his grandfather challenged him to the race? ________ A. He refused to take part in the race. B. He thought it was strange but agreed to race. C. He kept silent and didn’t take it as a real race. D. He thought his grandfather looked down on him. 37. What did the crowd cheer for in the last race? ________ A. The boy’s fast running speed. B. The grandfather’s wise decision. C. The courage (勇气) of the blind girl and the old man. D. The boy’s love and care shown in the race. 38. How many races did the boy take part in that day? ________ A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 39. What’s the right order according to the passage? ________ a. His grandfather asked him to a race with an old man and a blind girl. b. The boy won the 200, 100 and 50-meter races without any problem. c. During the second race, the boy took the hands of the old man and the blind girl and walked slowly with them to the finishing line. d. In the race, the boy finished first, while the old man and the blind girl were still at the starting line. e. The crowd gave them a standing applause. A. bcdea B. badce C. adceb D. dcabe 40. What does the writer want to tell us in this story? ________ A. Winning races is the only way of success. B. Effort (努力) in every competition leads to final success. C. The importance of having unexpected competitors in a race. D. The importance of how we run the race of life goes beyond (超过) winning. What does it mean to be green? Green is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment. Buying a green product is a small step everyone can take. Deciding whether a product is green, however, isn’t always easy. We need to consider the whole life cycle of the product, even after it’s of no use. Here is what we may keep in mind. The materials of a product are usually our first focus.What is it made of? Are there any harmful chemicals in it? Green products are made of more natural materials which are free from harmful chemicals, so they can be good for our physical health. Packing is important. How is a product packed? Is it over-packed? We’d better choose glass, metal and paper packing, as these can be reused or more easily recycled. We can also look for less packing or even choose unbagged products whenever possible. Location matters. Where was a product produced? Where are we buying it? Think about how much energy was used to get it to us. Try to choose local products. When it comes to food, it is a good idea to order directly from local farmers, shop at markets and buy fruits in season. Buying from stores near our houses is also a good choice, because we can go there without driving a car. Look into what the company tells us about their product. It’s easy to say that a product is “green” or “all natural”, but the words may be too good to be true. So, much of the information about a product should be taken with a grain of salt. After all, companies try to make us believe that their products are environmentally responsible. The greenest thing is certainly the one we don’t buy. Things like food and clothing are necessary for life. But many others are not. Better than buying is choosing to leave an unnecessary product in the store and doing without. It sends a message to the producer, keeps money in our pockets, reduces waste and keeps the planet healthy. 41. What do we know from Paragraph 1? A. Green is just a kind of color. B. Green also means taking actions to protect the environment. C. Deciding if a product is green is easy. D. It is a big step to buy a green product. 42. What is talked about in Paragraph 2? A. Why we first focus materials of a product. B. What green products are made of. C. How a product is packed. D. Where a product is produced. 43. We’d better choose this kind of packing except _______. A. glass B. metal C. paper D. plastic 44. According to the writer, we should choose a product that is ______. A. made of unnatural materials B. produced abroad C. locally produced D. over packed 45. What is the best title for the passage? A. Reducing Energy Use. B. Keeping Healthy. C. Recycling Waste. D. Buying Green. 五、词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。（不限填一词） 46. —Have you ever read the book We Are Three? —Yes, it was written by Yang Jiang in her ________ (90). 47. —Cooking is boring. We’ll ________ (simple) order fast food. —You know, take-away food is not healthy. 48. Su Bingtian is not only a hero in many people’s eyes, but also a hero in ________ (me). 49. —Where did you see Tom? —I saw him while he ________ (help) a blind man cross the road. 50. —Have you taken the medicine yet? —Yes. I ________ (take) it this morning. 51. “Garbage classification (垃圾分类) ”, which has enter our city, makes the citizens (市民) protect the environment _________ (easy) than before. 52. China in the Classics (《典籍里的中国》), an educational TV show, shares a lot about the ________ (write) experiences from ancient times with the TV viewers. 53. —What do you think of yesterday’s activity in your community? —Wonderful, a lot of useful tips on self-protection ________ (offer). 54. So many fish have died because of the dirty water. Something must be done to prevent our river _____ (pollute). 六、任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章下面表格的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 Self-respect (自尊) is of great importance. Self-respect is a feeling of being happy about one’s characters, abilities and beliefs. Developing self-respect means developing self-confidence to deal with whatever life throws at us. The following are some ways we can improve our self-respect. There is great stress from parents, work and society to become a certain person and to achieve certain goals. A real self-respect is very important and you should believe in your own values and remember what is important to you. Everyone needs to follow his or her own path. Nobody likes criticism (批评). To keep a sense of self-respect, we need to learn how to deal with criticism. Don’t get sad by the things someone else says or does. Maybe it is completely untrue, so pay no attention to it. If there is some truth, we can use it to develop our characters. Jealousy (嫉妒) of other people’s success will cause the loss of our happiness and self-respect. Jealousy is simply envy of other people’s success. The truth is that there will always be some people more successful than us. The way of lasting self-respect is to be happy with others’ success. If you have no respect for others, how can you have self-respect? It isn’t right to feel better by putting others down. If we look for good qualities in other people, it is easier to remember the good qualities in ourselves. Forgive others and yourself. Don’t live in the past, but move on from the past mistakes and difficult situations. If your mind is full of problems in the past, you will always feel sad. Self-respect comes when we get tolerant (宽容的). Sometimes we work with the best of motives (动机) only to be sorry for the result. It is the nature of life that things will not happen as we hoped, but it is a mistake to connect our sense of self-respect with the achievements. How to develop respect for yourself Theme Keeping a sense of self-respect is a very ____55____ part of a great life. Idea of self-respect Self-respect is a ____56____ of being happy with one’s characters, abilities and beliefs. It can make one develop self-confidence of working out all kinds of problems in one’s life. Six ____57____ to develop self-respect Being true to yourself ★Believe in your own values and ____58____ your own path. Learning to deal with criticism ★Never get sad by things ____59____ do or say. ★Pay no attention to untrue criticism and try to make progress from true criticism. Avoiding jealousy ★Jealousy is a common way of ____60____ our happiness and self-respect. ★Learn to be happy when others become ____61____. Respecting others ★It is ____62____ to feel better by putting others down. ★Look for the good qualities in other people. Forgiving ★Move on from the past mistakes made by others or yourself. ★Don’t let your mind filled ____63____ the mistakes in the past. Remembering your motives, not your ____64____. ★It is common that we work with strong motives but fail to get good results. 七、综合填空 根据短文内容，在横线上填入适当的单词，使短文完整、通顺。给出单词的空格不限一词，没有给出单词的空格限一词。 People need to drink enough water every day. Sometimes, you might not finish drinking your glass of water before ____65____ (go) to bed. You might want to drink it the next morning. ____66____ have you ever wondered if it is still safe to drink? “If you have clean water in ____67____ clean glass, you’re fine to drink it for a day or two,” Kellogg Schwab from the Johns Hopkins University Water Institute in the US told Times. But you may find that it ____68____ (taste) strange. That’s because after about 12 hours the carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) in the air reacts with the water in your glass, slightly lowering the PH level of water. Also, there might be more microorganisms (微生物) in your water if you leave it out overnight. Microorganisms grow much ____69____ (quick) at room temperature. These microorganisms can stick to your glass. They can make you get sick more easily. But if you clean your glasses very often, this ____70____ (not be) a problem. In countries like the US and UK, people often drink water directly from the tap. This is OK——however, tap water can’t be stored for a long time. Most experts say that tap water has a shelf life (保存期限) of six months, according to Zane Satterfield from West Virginia University, US. After six months, there is less chlorine (氯) in the water and bacteria (细菌) start to grow. You’d better ____71____ (not drink) the water, or you may get sick. What about plastic water bottles? Schwab said people should be ____72____ (care) with them. If you leave a bottle of water in the sun or a car ____73____ a long period of time, the plastic produces a chemical _____74_____ (call) BPA. This chemical can cause heart disease and cancer. 八、书面表达 75. 为庆祝中国共产党百年华诞, 八（1）班的同学将举行演讲比赛向党献礼。演讲的主题是一年来自己学习和生活上的成长与变化。假设你是 David, 请准备 100 字左右的演讲稿参加比赛, 具体内容如下： 过去 现在 学习 很少阅读。 花时间读书，读书使我放松；...... 环保 没有意识到环保的重要性。 现在通过骑自行车减少空气污染； （节约用电、用水的方式各举 1 例） 礼仪 在公共场所大声喧哗；...... 在公共场所尽量降低声音；...... 爱心 零用钱用在零食、电脑游戏上。 ...... 展望未来 九年级 ...... 要求：（1）表达清楚, 语法正确, 上下文连贯； （2）必须包括提示中的所有信息, 并按要求适当发挥； （3）不得使用真实姓名, 校名和地名等。 Hello, everyone. I’m David from Class 1, Grade 8. Back to the life in the last year, I think I have changed a lot and made great progress in some ways. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for your listening 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $